Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
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Training Schedule September 3rd – September 9th Sunday: Long Run. 15 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Easy Run. 6 milesWednesday: Speed Run. 3 x 1600m w/600m recoveriesThursday: Easy Run. 6 milesFriday: Easy Run. 6 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 4 miles Total: ~45 Miles Notes. The long run leading into Week
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Training Schedule August 28th – September 3rd Sunday: 2022 South Lakes 10K Monday: Long Run. 16 milesTuesday: RestWednesday: General aerobic + speed. 7 mi w/8 x 100m stridesThursday: Recovery Run. 5 milesFriday: VO2maxRun. 8 mi w/ 3 x 1,600 m @ 5K race pace; jog
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After an easy start to the week, the workouts turned challenging with more miles at goal marathon pace on Wednesday. But, the training intensity and schedule finally seemed to click. Saturday’s long run was bitterly cold and windy but
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I started my New York City Marathon race gear preparations in earnest. I searched for a race day singlet and ordered my gels. I passed on trying the Mizuno Rave Rider 20s, though. On Columbus Day, I watched a documentary
Continue readingI listened to some good podcasts this week on safety and marathon training tips. I re-read an article on getting over a bad race. The official gear for the New York City Marathon came out and I bought a singlet.
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Clothing & Gear As I start getting ready to train for the New York City Marathon, I’m looking at my clothing and gear carefully. For some reason, I don’t have as many items for summer running as I do for
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Running is a simple sport, right? All you really need is a pair of shoes (or not) and a stretch of sidewalk, road, track, or trail. Last week, I decided to strip out the stuff that makes running fussy (for
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After weeks of cloudy skies, the sun finally appeared on Tuesday. I ran well until Saturday when summer arrived with a vengeance and I wilted in the heat. But the big news of the week was that I’ll be working
Continue readingI love running clothes and gear! As the temperatures start to rise, I thought I’d share my favorites for the summer.* I haven’t bought any items lately, so these are from past seasons and may not be available now. But
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